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Posts Tagged ‘Global GBHL’

Trademark & Copyright Awarded For “You’ve Got The Part”

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

Los Angeles, CA – January 28, 2014 – Global Entertainment Holdings (OTC: “GBHL”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, You’ve Got The Part, Inc., was awarded a Trademark and a Copyright by the U.S. Patent & Copyright Office, in connection with the roll out of the Company’s new social media web portal, ”You’ve Got The Part”.Gary Rasmussen, CEO of Global Entertainment, commented, “You’ve Got The Part is a social media website that allows anyone, anywhere and at anytime, the opportunity to be selected for a role in a real Hollywood movie via the Internet using their SmartPhone or web cam.  I believe You’ve Got the Part represents a lucrative opportunity our Company to capitalize on a tremendous revenue potential arising from America’s unquenchable thirst to see new talent discovered.”  Jackie Giroux, President of Global Universal Film Group, stated, “Both the Trademark and Copyright validate the uniqueness of our concept in You’ve Got The Part.  It is a technique that significantly changes the paradigm in promoting virtually anything by relying on “the crowd” to generate the excitement and interest. This concept could very well become one of the biggest changes in social media by giving everyone their shot at “15 seconds of fame” with a role in a real Hollywood movie!” Daniel A. Sherkow, Chief Operating Officer of Global Entertainment Holdings, added, “The advantage to You’ve Got The Part! is that its creates extraordinary efficiencies in marketing and promotion for businesses, services, and organizations, while also generating a massive interest in a product or event amongst the millions of internet users and social networkers around the world.  We have already begun discussions with numerous partners who have expressed the desire to use You’ve Got The Part across a broad spectrum of products and services at a nominal cost.”
 
About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL):  GBHL is a publicly-held, entertainment company.  The Company’s goal is to build a worldwide entertainment and media organization with domestic and foreign subsidiaries, affiliates and/or joint venture partners.  GBHL operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries of Global Universal Film Group, Global Universal Entertainment, Global Entertainment Film Fund, LLC. and its partially-owned Canadian subsidiary, Global Universal Pictures, through which film production, film finance, development and sales activities are carried out.  The Company is determined to stay on the cutting edge of social networking and media distribution through You’ve Got The Part, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary.  You’ve Got the Part plans to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality-based programming by offering small roles online, in a Hollywood movie or video production, that anyone with access to a digital camera can apply for.  The Company also utilizes Joint Ventures to maximize revenue, while reducing equity exposure. Recently announced joint ventures in the areas of film productions, tech-education and urban youth apparel further GBHL’s corporate goals.
 
For more information on the Company, please visit our websites at: www.Global-GBHL.com, www.GlobalUniversal.com, or email the Company at: info@globaluniversal.com.
 
Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 218 of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated.  Forward-looking statements in this press release may be identified through the use of words such as “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions such as “may,” “could,” or “might” occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the U.S. and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliated or subsidiary entities undertakes any responsibility to update the “forward-looking statements” contained in this news release.

Global Entertainment Holdings Announces Joint Venture With “Pillbillie”

Saturday, May 25th, 2013

Los Angeles, CA – May 21, 2013 –  Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) announces it has established Pillbillie-Global, LLC, as a 51% owned joint venture with “PillBillie“, to promote PillBillie’s exciting new brand of urban apparel, including high end T-Shirts, hoodies, caps, shoes, and other branded merchandise.

PillBillie is a positively influenced brand. The simple, yet unique and animated logo, plus positive verbiage has enticed all ages. PillBillie’s mass appeal is due to its playful expressions paired with unique color combinations. PillBillie is the cure! (View the PillBillie brand at:  http://pillbillie.com/) PillBillie-Global will make use of Global Entertainment’s promotional expertise to create mass appeal and sales for the PillBillie brand using commercials and Internet-based crowd promotional campaigns, including online contests that will seek to identify spokespersons across the country for the  PillBillie Gary Rasmussen, CEO of GBHL, commented, “PillBillie is a dynamic new brand featuring a remarkable character that appeals to audiences of all ages.”

GBHL’s Jackie Giroux added, “PillBillie is poised to be the next ‘Hello Kitty’™. We’re delighted to come together with such a creative team, and plan to generate mass consumer awareness for this “hip” new fashion brand utilizing our proprietary website: http://www.YouveGotThePart.com. Jonathon Scruggs, the creative force behind the PillBillie brand stated, “John (Carter), Jeremy (Dixon), and I are delighted to be working with the impressive team at Global Entertainment.  We’re confident they will add substantial value to our joint venture via awareness and increased sales for PillBillie.”

About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) is a publicly-held, entertainment company.

The Company’s goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates. GBHL, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Film Group, Inc., and Global Universal Entertainment, Inc., is in the process of developing and producing a slate of motion pictures, employing recognizable-named talent, for worldwide release. GBHL is focused on the financing and marketing of these feature-length films. GBHL, through another wholly owned subsidiary, You’ve Got The Part, Inc. (www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting small roles online that anyone with a digital camera can apply for.

For more information, please visit us at: WWW.GLOBAL-GBHL.COM, or contact the Company by email at: contact@globaluniversal.com.

Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this release may be identified through the use of words such as “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions such as “may,” “could,” or “might” occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the US and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliate or subsidiary companies undertakes any responsibility to update the “forward-looking” statements contained in this news release.

“American Sunset” Released on iTunes as an “AppFlik”

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Los Angeles, CA – (February 24, 2011) – Global Entertainment Holdings (OTCBB: GBHL) announced today that its sales and distribution subsidiary, Global Universal Film Group, has released its feature movie “American Sunset” staring  the late Corey Haim  as an AppFlik on Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes App store. AppFlik” is the new embedded application technology for movie distribution from Stonehenge Level4 Development Partners. The application is a FREE download and differs from current streaming resources in that it functions as an embedded movie to prevent piracy. The movie is loaded into an application with social networking capabilities that interact with viewers worldwide. Security against theft is greatly enhanced, there are no streaming or buffering issues, and the delivery is a hi-resolution viewing experience.

According to Gary Rasmussen, CEO of Global Entertainment Holdings, “The digital distribution of movies is highly efficient, cost effective and profitable. Delivery is fantastic – our films will be available to consumers any place, at any time, with no packaging, no shipping or logistics to worry about. Plus, the security features of AppFlik™ solve the challenges of getting safe electronic distribution of our movies.”  Mr. Rasmussen continued “it took a little longer than expected to get it on iTunes, but when you download the free app you will see that it was worth the wait! Now that we got through the process for the first film, others should be much faster.” Level 4 Distribution is a digital distribution company engaging new technologies using apps as its new media platform. New media distribution is the next way to monetize content through smart phones, tablets, Google TV, and other new media platforms that use media-rich apps. This ‘fourth-level’ of distribution can be used for both older content that is looking for a new way to bring revenues as well as new content that desires to enhance its market reach.

The AppFlik™ is being marketed initially through iTunes since the very successful iPhone and iPad is currently the viewing screen of choice. However, with the introduction of other platforms (i.e. Google TV, Apple’s iTv, DroidX, etc.), the sky is the limit for this form of digital distribution.

The user’s cost of the app will depend on the amount of layers in the app itself. Starting at 4.99 and up, the apps can be quickly monetized to the content owner since the ROI is higher than other distribution methods. Cost to the content owner is a onetime reasonable cost whether it is a line item on a budget or a onetime fee to build it.

Stonehenge Level4 Development Partners create Apps that help film makers build awareness and broaden their distribution channels. The Apps include the film, as well as rich media features such as digital books, behind the scenes clips, trailers, news, and social media capabilities for mobile devices such as the iPad, iPhone, iTouch, as well as Android phones like the EVO 4g, G3 and Droid.

About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) is a publicly-held, entertainment company. The Company’s goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates.  GBHL, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Film Group, Inc., Global Universal Entertainment, Inc., and its partially-owned Canadian subsidiary Global Universal Pictures (www.GlobalUniversal.com), is in the process of developing and producing a slate of motion pictures, employing recognizable-named talent, for worldwide release.  GBHL is focused on the financing and marketing of these feature-length films.  GBHL, through another wholly owned subsidiary, You’ve Got The Part, Inc. (www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting small roles online that anyone with a digital camera can apply for.

Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this release may be identified through the use of words such as “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions such as “may,” “could,” or “might” occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the US and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliated or subsidiary entities undertakes any responsibility to update the “forward-looking” statements contained in this news release.

For more information, please visit us at: WWW.GLOBAL-GBHL.COM, or contact the Company by email at: contact@globaluniversal.com.

Global Entertainment Holdings Announces “Plaster Rock” Now Available on DVD

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

December 22, 2010, Los Angeles, CA — Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GBHL) announces the commercial release of the latest movie, “Plaster Rock – Terror on the Tobique”, produced by its Canadian affiliate, Global Universal Pictures. The film is being released by another subsidiary, Global Universal Film Group. “We are excited to be releasing this film to the public”, stated GBHL CEO, Gary Rasmussen. He continued “revenues from the release of American Sunset are being realized in this fiscal quarter and now Plaster Rock will ramp up revenues in the first quarter of 2011. Our previous film, American Sunset, starring the late Corey Haim, is scheduled to be released as an AppFlik on Apple iTunes before year end and, depending on how well it is received, we will also consider releasing Plaster Rock as an AppFlik.” The Plaster Rock DVD, along with a Free Plaster Rock Hat, is now available at: www.PlasterRockMovie.com.

“Plaster Rock – Terror On The Tobique”— Based upon events that actually occurred near the filming location, four young men and women are boated into a hunting lodge in the wilds of northern New Brunswick, Canada to partake in a cross country ski race in which the winner will reap a cash prize of $250,000. Each contestant is a former athlete or high-profile celebrity who has already received a deposit of $25,000 for their time just to travel and enter the race in the desolate area known as “Plaster Rock.” The only problem is, once left at the lodge by boat, there is no way out, and each contestant begins to realize they have more at stake than the cash prize.

Plaster Rock is a fast-paced thriller-horror film which takes place in remote wilderness where you need more than luck to survive!

Jackie Giroux, the film’s co-creator and director, commented, “…the use of a professional magician as an integral part of a films’ plot is very rare. What makes our film unique is, we utilized the world renown talents of Peter Loughran, Master of Illusions. Peter has created original Illusions for top magicians around the world including Criss Angel for the popular television program called “MindFreak!” Peter gives an amazing performance in Plaster Rock.”

Peter Loughran states, “It was really a thrill for me to take a break from designing magic and illusions, and sharpen my acting skills to become one of the central characters in “Plaster Rock.” My character was based on one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in New Brunswick, so it was equally challenging to research ‘this very real psycho’ and sink my teeth into a very meaty role, while creating many of the illusions in the film..” Peter’s site www.masterofillusions.ca has over three thousand fans.

The femme fatale, Lalesha Railsback, is no stranger to horror films, since her father, veteran actor Steve Railsback, played Charles Manson, of the critically acclaimed film Helter Skelter. Ms. Railsback commented, “My dad has always been a method actor, and I have learned so much from his days at The Actors Studio.” Lalesha has been acting since she was fifteen years old, and co starred in movies such as Coo Coo Cafe with Barbara Carrera (directed by her Mom, Jackie Giroux), and The Mondavi Gang, which she co-directed. Most recently, she co-stars in another Global Universal film produced by Jackie Giroux, and currently in post production, The Night, which is due to be released in February of 2011. “Global Universal has been so dedicated to the up coming new talent, and enabled us to work together as a family, which is rare in the film business today”, added Lalesha Railsback.

Plaster Rock had a limited theatrical release at the Grand Falls Cinema Three, with Iron Man 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street, in May of 2010. Both Kirk Davidson, of K-93 FM Radio, and Kelsey McDonald of The Victoria Star News, gave Plaster Rock very favorable reviews.

About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) is a publicly-held, entertainment company (www.Global-GBHL.com). The Company’s goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates. GBHL, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Film Group, Inc., Global Universal Entertainment, Inc., and its partially-owned Canadian subsidiary Global Universal Pictures (www.GlobalUniversal.com), is in the process of developing and producing a slate of motion pictures in Canada and the U.S., employing recognizable-named talent, for worldwide release. GBHL is focused on the financing and marketing of these feature-length films. GBHL, through another wholly owned subsidiary, You’ve Got The Part, Inc. (www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting small roles online that anyone with a digital camera can apply for.

Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this release may be identified through the use of words such as “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions such as “may,” “could,” or “might” occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the US and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliated or subsidiary entities undertakes any responsibility to update the “forward-looking” statements contained in this news release.

For more information, please visit us at: WWW.GLOBALUNIVERSAL.COM, or contact the Company by email at: contact@globaluniversal.com.

Global Entertainment Holdings Implements New Embedded Application Technology For Movie Distribution

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Los Angeles, CA – November 10, 2010 – Global Entertainment Holdings (OTCBB: GBHL) announced today that its sales and distribution subsidiary, Global Universal Film Group, is implementing the latest video distribution technology, called AppFlik™. The application differs from current streaming resources in that it functions as a securely embedded movie to prevent piracy. The movie is loaded into an application with free social networking capabilities that interact with viewers worldwide. Security against theft is greatly enhanced, there are no streaming or buffering issues, and the delivery is a hi-resolution viewing experience.

According to Gary Rasmussen, CEO of Global Entertainment Holdings, “The digital distribution of movies is highly efficient, cost effective and profitable. This new delivery technology is fantastic – our films will now be available to our customers any place, at any time, with no packaging, no shipping or logistics to worry about. Plus, the security features of AppFlik™ provide safe electronic distribution of our movies.”

Global Entertainment has contracted Level4 Stonehenge Development Partners to embed and market its movies for these downloadable applications. Our first AppFlik™ movie is “American Sunset”, featuring the late Corey Haim (www.AmericanSunsetTheMovie.com), which is expected to be available for sale on Apple’s iTunes app store before year’s end. The AppFlik™ is being featured initially on iTunes since the very successful iPhone and iPad are currently the viewing screens of choice. However, with the introduction of other platforms (i.e. Google TV, Apple’s iTv, Sprint’s EVO 4g and DroidX), the sky is the limit for this form of digital distribution.

About Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GBHL) is a publicly-held, entertainment company. The Company’s goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates. GBHL, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Film Group, Inc., Global Universal Entertainment, Inc., and its partially-owned Canadian subsidiary Global Universal Pictures, is in the process of developing and producing a slate of motion pictures in Canada and the U.S., employing recognizable-named talent, for worldwide release. GBHL is focused on the financing and marketing of these feature-length films. GBHL, through another wholly owned subsidiary, You’ve Got The Part, Inc. (www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting small roles online that anyone with a digital camera can apply for.

Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this release may be identified through the use of words such as “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions such as “may,” “could,” or “might” occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the US and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliated or subsidiary entities undertakes any responsibility to update the “forward-looking” statements contained in this news release.

For more information, please visit us at: WWW.GLOBALUNIVERSAL.COM, or contact the Company by email at: contact@globaluniversal.com.